Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tonga instead of Nicaragua, you would:

Health

live 2.8 years longer

In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.0 times more likely to be obese

In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 51.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.

Life

be 20.3% more likely to be literate

In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2021.

be 35.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tonga, on the other hand, 12.4 children do as of 2022.

have 20.1% more children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 61.5% more likely to die during childbirth

In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 16.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Tonga, that number is 100% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 17.5% more likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

be 19.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 38.4% less on healthcare

Nicaragua spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 43.5% more on education

Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 54.0% less coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Tonga: At a glance

Tonga is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 717 sq km. Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.
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